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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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